“YouWalk-UOS”–technology-enabled and user-centred assessment of urban open spaces

AM Salama, MP Patil - Open House International, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper introduces the YouWalk-UOS mobile application, a tool that
revolutionises the assessment of urban open spaces (UOS). The paper demonstrates how …

Integrating space syntax with field observations to understand the spatial logic of park infrastructure

AA Mohamed, J Kronenberg… - Journal of Asian …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Park pathway characteristics can influence the movement of visitors and the functional
usage of space. This article aims to assess the design of different types of public parks in …

Shaping a future research agenda across diverse knowledge spaces in architecture and urbanism–through the lens of Archnet-IJAR

MP Patil, AM Salama - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The objective of this article is to articulate a research agenda in architecture and
urbanism by reviewing the contributions to Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of …

A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces–a test case of the Grey's Monument, Newcastle, UK

AM Salama, MP Patil - Journal of Urban Design, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluating urban open spaces (UOS) by
developing a mobile application, YouWalk-UOS. Overcoming current limitations and the …

Citizens' and government officials' perceptions of commercialization in Cairo's public parks

AA Mohamed, J Kronenberg… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Public park commercialization has primarily been studied in the Global North, and little is
known about how it developed in the Global South. This paper uses public parks in Cairo …

People–place narratives as knowledge typologies for social sustainability: cases from urban contexts in the Global South

AM Salama, MP Patil, AN Elsemellawy, HH Abudib… - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the dynamic interplay between people and their physical environments, the Global South
stands as a mosaic undergoing a multitude of transformative influences in architecture and …

Towards sustainable public park management in Cairo through facilities management: a conceptual review study

D Aly, Z Chen, B Dimitrijevic - Green Building & Construction …, 2023 - ojs.wiserpub.com
Green spaces have a major role in achieving sustainability in cities and improving the
quality of life of their residents. Despite their vital role, they do not receive proper attention …

Assessing the Utilization of Commercialized Public Toilets in Kakamega Town

OM Philip, S Makhulo… - East African Journal of Arts …, 2024 - journals.eanso.org
Human waste management continues to be a major global challenge facing urban growth.
Managing sanitation is therefore a challenge facing most governments. The objective of this …